The Value of the Attendance to Staff Ratio
One financial metric churches are well aware of is “Percent Salaries and Benefits”. They are also well aware of where they stand in relation to national or denominational averages – […]
Reporting
Evaluating a Leadership Candidate’s Giving Record
My purpose in this post is to help churches evaluate leadership candidates in the area of giving. In the end, the data should be viewed objectively, but also with discernment […]
The Church Giving Profile
It’s been my experience that many small to medium-sized churches know very little about the giving base in their church beyond total giving and related trends. There’s so much more […]
7 Things Pastors Should Know About Giving in Their Church
The single biggest question related to this topic has always been “Should the Pastor know much people give?” I’m not really here to answer this one way or the other. […]
Microsoft Excel – Friend or Foe?
Everybody loves Microsoft Excel right? I mean it’s a great tool for reporting, modeling and analytics. Back in the day, it made up for System shortcomings in that one could quickly […]
Ministry Health Metrics
Here’s my companion post to my quantitative Ministry Metrics Series (see the first in that series here). Number-based metrics reveal facts which are needed to keep you grounded in reality. It’s […]
How the Member Churn Rate Can Make Your Church Better
As I mentioned in my post, 3 Back Door Ministry Metrics, it’s better to focus on engaging as soon as someone becomes less active rather than after they’ve left altogether. […]
Generational Giving – What Does the Future Hold?
A few years ago, I put a Generational Giving Analysis together for my church just to see what it revealed. I found the results fascinating. Take a look. A Few […]
the Budget to Actual Report – Executive & Finance Teams
Church leaders simply must know where their church stands in relation to budget. Today, we’re talking about what is perhaps the most well known and employed (as it should be) […]
the Cash Flow Statement – Executive & Finance Teams
Today, we’re going to look at perhaps the most misunderstood or mysterious of the Major Financial Reports – the Statement of Cash Flow. “Cash Flow” at the most basic level […]